The fallout is continuing for Kevin Spacey following allegations of sexual harassment. the latest for the two-time Academy Award winner is that he has been cut from CBS’ upcoming Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special. The special that is set to air Sunday, December 3rd. The other previously announced guests for the two-hour special include Jim Carrey, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Colbert, Harry Connick Jr., Bill Hader, Jay Leno, Jane Lynch, Bernadette Peters, Maya Rudolph and Martin Short.
CBS is the latest to distance itself from the Oscar winner after Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp alleged on Oct. 29 that Spacey made unwanted sexual advances towards him in 1986 when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was 14. What followed was Spacey issuing a statement in which he said he did not remember the incident but “sincerely apologized,” but also drew ire when he used that same statement to come out as a gay man.
Netflix and House of Cards producer Media Right Capital on Oct. 30 issued a statement saying they were “deeply troubled” by the allegation. A day later, the companies suspended production on the political drama, which is currently shooting its sixth and final season, indefinitely. On Friday, Netflix severed all ties with Spacey, including dropping the Gore Vidal biopic Gore that was already in postproduction. The film was set to be released in 2018.
“Netflix will not be involved in any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey. We will continue to work with MRC during this hiatus time to evaluate our path forward as it relates to the show,” a representative for the streaming network said Friday in a statement. “We have also decided we will not be moving forward with the release of the film Gore, which was in postproduction, starring and produced by Kevin Spacey.”
Things seem to be getting worse for the once beloved actor.
